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Colombia peace court orders urgent measures to tackle killings of Farc former combatants
NICK MacWILLIAM spotlights the escalating violence and displacement from paramilitaries and other armed groups in the wake of Farc’s reformation as a political party
Colombia peace court orders urgent measures to tackle killings of Farc former combatants
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IN THE ongoing human rights crisis impacting many regions of Colombia, social activists and former guerilla combatants face extreme threats to their lives.
Many are targeted simply for community organising, defending natural resources or working to implement peace-building projects.
According to the Indepaz human rights NGO, since the signing of the historic peace agreement in November 2016, more than 1,200 social activists and human rights defenders have been killed in Colombia.
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